Gaming and Solving World Problems

Jane McGonigal talked about the effects of gaming on health, education, and social issues, as well as the future of cloud…
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Jane McGonigal talked about the effects of gaming on health, education, and social issues, as well as the future of cloud computing. She talked about the use of the alternate realities in games to solve the world’s problems and the future of alternate realities overlaying the physical universe. She was interviewed by Larry Smarr and responded to questions from members of the audience.*

“Gaming and Solving World Problems” was a session at the second annual “The Atlantic Meets the Pacific” Conference held at Scripps Seaside Forum by the University of California, San Diego, and The Atlantic. close

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*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.